Letter: Two races every Republican should know about

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Rockford Register Star

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Posted Mar. 17, 2014 at 11:06 AM

Posted Mar. 17, 2014 at 11:06 AM

In the upcoming March 18 primary election, there are two races that every Republican should know about. In the 16th Congressional District, Congressman Adam Kinzinger is being challenged by a conservative opponent and Army veteran, David Hale.

As Kinzinger has angered many conservatives by voting to fund “Obamacare” and raise the debt ceiling, he also voted against the Duncan amendment to eliminate the left-leaning Legal Services Corporation and against the McClintock amendment to eliminate all direct federal subsidies to all energy companies. He was one of only 10 Republicans to vote for Nancy Pelosi's earmark, the Presidio Trust Fund, and one of only seven Republicans to vote for funding for Obama's recess appointments. He voted to give tax dollars to the Brazil Cotton Institute and many other government boondoggles.

In contrast, David Hale opposes every one of those measures and has consistently fought for smaller government and lower taxes. He vigorously opposes funding Obamacare and raising the debt ceiling.

The race for Illinois treasurer puts conservative certified public accountant Bob Grogan against liberal Republican State Rep. Tom Cross. Liberal Democrats owe Cross a debt of gratitude for his stances on gay marriage and Obamacare. Cross was instrumental in bringing enough Republicans over to pass gay marriage in Illinois and to bring Obamacare to Illinois two years early.

Cross supports abortion and is far from fiscally conservative. He voted for House Bill 255 to raise sales taxes and fees. He voted for House Bill 3866 to okay the Democrats’ bloated $59 billion budget. He's voted for numerous other taxes, taxpayer-funded embryonic stem cell research and in-state tuition for illegal aliens. All this has earned him the nickname Tom “Double-Cross” by some conservatives.

Looking at these three races, it becomes obvious that David Hale and Bob Grogan represent the conservative values of the Republican party far more than their opponents do.